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Wow, I had no idea troll carried a similar connotation problem as hacker

• nieve 5y ago
  It doesn't, we didn't call them trolls on Usenet as a positive thing. The first trolls were still assholes and existed mainly to disrupt conversation and try to start fights between each other. If the height of your personal accomplishments was starting a vicious flamewar you were just a jerk. Hacker on the other hand did not involve the current negative connotations.
  • xupybd 5y ago
    Ah ok, so maybe there is a need of a term for online pranksters.